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Sha Ribeiro Shares " Florentine Historical Soccer" Photography Series

Photographer Sha Ribeiro, who also contributed to our How to Make it feature for freelance photographers, recently spent time in Florence for the annual Florentine Historical Soccer games. It's played in Piazza Santa Croce and involves four teams from four different neighborhoods competing against each other for 50-minute games. Each team has 27 players, and there are no substitutions. According to Sha, "During the game almost anything is allowed!"